Even in Madison's day, the practice of gerrymandering for partisan advantage was familiar. In the late seventeen-eighties, there were claims that Patrick… — Jeffrey Toobin Copy Share Image
Musical theatre is something I'm familiar with, I've been doing that. — David Naughton Copy Share Image
One of the powerful functions of a library-any library-lies in its ability to take us away from worlds that are familiar and… — Richard F. Thomas Copy Share Image
I think the ordinary is a very under-exploited aspect of our lives because it is so familiar. — Martin Parr Copy Share Image
So for everybody who allows themselves to be separated from me because I said 'African' instead of 'Nubian' or 'Black' or 'Kemet'… — Sister Souljah Copy Share Image
It is generally recognized that creativity requires leisure, an absence of rush, time for the mind and imagination to float and wander… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
I have a huge span of fans, some who know all my radio songs and are familiar with my popular stuff and… — Wiz Khalifa Copy Share Image
Somehow, knowing that Alzheimer's is coming mocks all one's aspirations - to tell stories, to think through certain issues as only a… — Jane Smiley Copy Share Image
Neil Gaiman has reached a masterful stage in his writing where he deserves his own adjective, which could be extended to younger… — Paul Di Filippo Copy Share Image
The essence of boredom is to be found in the obsessive search for novelty. Satisfaction lies in mindful repetition, the discovery of… — George Leonard Copy Share Image
There are two sayings that are familiar in every news room across the country: 1) sex sells; 2) if it bleeds it leads. — Armstrong Williams Copy Share Image
This perversion of the truth, familiar to the artist though it was, always unnerved him afresh and proved too much for him.… — Franz Kafka Copy Share Image
The awe and dread with which the untutored savage contemplates his mother-in-law are amongst the most familiar facts of anthropology. — James G. Frazer Copy Share Image
I love this idea of being able to touch people with something quite familiar, something quite emotional, and at the same time,… — Nicolas Ghesquiere Copy Share Image
The past was a consumable, subject to the national preference for familiar products. And history, in America, is a dish best served… — Tony Horwitz Copy Share Image
We're more familiar with what economists call an English auction - prices start low and rise as people bid. However, there is… — Nathan Myhrvold Copy Share Image
One recurring dream, many others have also: you go into a familiar house, discover a door or hallway, and find the house… — Jane Hirshfield Copy Share Image
Don't go changing to try and please me You never let me down before Don't imagine you're too familiar And I don't… — Billy Joel Copy Share Image
I'm drawn to a story partly based on the fact that it's something I might not be as familiar with. — Brad Anderson Copy Share Image
As an English major I was familiar with the stories of dozens of writers trying to get their work done among the… — Jim Harrison Copy Share Image
One may discover a new side to his most intimate friend when for the first time he hears him speak in public.… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
I didn't have much to say to anybody but kept to myself and my books. With my eyes closed, I would touch… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
I'm familiar with the Palestinian mentality, the culture, religion, and when I had information coming in on a daily basis: secrets about… — Mosab Hassan Yousef Copy Share Image
This writer, who is horribly perspicacious and vigorous, demonstrates the certainty of a great European war, and regards it with the peculiar… — George Gissing Copy Share Image
It's gratifying to hear something familiar and challenging at the same time. — Kelela Copy Share Image
